UPSC Prelims 2019 – Question 68

Q68. Consider the following statements:

1. As per law, the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority exists at both National and State levels.
2. People’s participation is mandatory in the compensatory afforestation programs
   carried out under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

• Statement 1 is correct: As per law, the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority exists at both National and State levels.
• Statement 2 is not correct: The provisions laid out in the rules that limit compliance with the FRA only to those areas where rights holders have been formally recognized. Moreover, it does not provide for mandatory people’s participation in the compensatory afforestation programmes carried out under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016

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